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Offline rangerrebew

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$230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
« on: June 25, 2024, 04:04:46 pm »
$230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
Pier in Gaza (US Naval Institute/Released)
JUNE 25, 2024 ARAB NEWS
 
The $230 million floating pier built by the US military for seaborne humanitarian deliveries to Gaza has been operational for only 12 days since its inauguration on May 17, The Guardian reported on Sunday.

On March 7, US President Joe Biden announced that the temporary pier “would enable a massive increase in the amount of humanitarian assistance getting into Gaza every day.”


The construction of the two necessary structures — a floating dock anchored offshore and a pier connected to the Gazan coast — took more than two months and involved about 1,000 soldiers, sailors and several ships, including the Royal Navy’s landing ship, Cardigan Bay, which served as accommodation.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/06/230m-us-humanitarian-pier-in-gaza-operational-for-only-12-days/
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Re: $230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2024, 05:06:29 pm »
What a horrible waste of money.

No way this could be a political move could it? /s
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Re: $230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2024, 10:27:30 pm »
$230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days

Still longer than Joe Biden, and you know he doesn't care how much taxpayer money he wastes trying to buy votes, because he can always count on Yellen and Powell to just keep printing more.....that devalues our dollars even more.
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Re: $230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2024, 11:40:42 pm »
Quote from: berdie on June 25, 2024, 05:06:29 pm
What a horrible waste of money.

No way this could be a political move could it? /s

The pier probably cost $2M, the rest is down a dark hole somewhere.
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Re: $230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2024, 11:58:45 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 25, 2024, 04:04:46 pm
$230m US humanitarian pier in Gaza operational for only 12 days

Only for twelve days was Biden able to send aid to Hamas.
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